Western Virginia Appalachian Mountain Loop: Virginia Motorcycle Rides

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Title: Western Virginia Appalachian Mountain Loop

State: Virginia

Submitted By: vanhump

Date Submitted: Sep 07

Motorcycle Type: 80 Yamaha XS1100

Motorcycle Road Length: 173 Mile Loop

Motorcycle Road Scenery:

Excellent scenery! You'll be traveling through the Appalachians mountains and two National Forest (George Washington NF and Jefferson NF). You'll also enjoy some wonderful river scenery as you travel along the Maury River. The route also rises up thorough the Goshen Pass.

Motorcycle Road Quality:

Very good 2 lane roads and twisties along much of the path. Another good thing is that the traffic is fairly light.

Motorcycle Roadside Amenities:

Plenty of restaurants, camping, shopping, and parking.

Directions:

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Written directions:

- Start Salem, VA and take VA route 311 to Paint Bank, VA
- Now get on VA route 18 and take it to Covington, VA
- In Covington, VA, now get on US hwy 220 and head north through Hot Springs and Warm Springs, VA
- In Warm Springs, VA, switch to VA 39 heading east. Take 39 through Goshen and all the way down to Lexington, VA
- In Lexington, VA, get on US hwy 11 and take this south all the way down to the Roanoke-Salem area. Note hwy 11 merges with I-81 at one point.

Additional Information:

- View the weather forecast for this area from Yahoo weather.

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